genocide
willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group
george kennan
American diplomat who stressed the need to contain communism within its current border
limited war
war to achieve specific goals rather than the total defeat of the enemy
war refugee board
U.S. organization designed to air Easter European jews
Red Scare
fear of communists, both outside and within the United States
442nd Regimental Combat Team
all-Nisei unit; most decorated military unit in the U.S history
rationing
limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy
tuskigee airmen
famous African American squadron
Yalta Conference
Big Three meeting to discuss postwar plans
mutual assured destruction
having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war
europe's first strategy
allied two-front strategy used to defeat Hitler
douglas MacArthur
general in command of U.S forces in the Korean War
arms race
endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons
united nations
fostered cooperation between the great powers
island hopping
strategy used for capturing strategic Pacific locations
mccarthyism
term used to describe extreme, reckless charges
a. Philip Randolph
campaigned against discriminatory practices in the U.S
eisenhower doctrine
U.S policy to use force to help countries in the middle east fend off communism
satellie state
weaker country under the control of a stronger country
julius rosenburg
American convicted and executed for passing nuclear secrets to the soviets.